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More than water
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Sweat looks like water. It mostly is.
But it carries salts too, mostly sodium, with smaller traces of potassium and magnesium. How much you lose can vary a lot from one person to the next. Some people find plain water doesn't quite settle them after a heavy sweat.
What does a good sweat take out of you?
What you'll need
- A session or a day that gets you sweating
- Water within reach
Method
After you've sweated, a workout or a hot afternoon, pause before you reach for a drink.
Check in with the whole body, not just the thirst. Heavy legs, a dull head, a pull toward something salty, or nothing much. Then drink your water.
Give it a couple of weeks of sweaty days, and notice whether plain water settles you each time, or whether some days the body seems to want more.